Environmental benefits and social cost: an example of combining Bayesian networks and economic models for analysing pesticide management instruments

TY - JOUR

T1 - Environmental benefits and social cost

T2 - an example of combining Bayesian networks and economic models for analysing pesticide management instruments

AU - Henriksen, H.J.

AU - Kjær, J.

AU - Brüsh, W.

AU - Jacobsen, Lars-Bo

AU - Jensen, Jørgen Dejgård

AU - Grinderslev, D.

AU - Andersen, P.

N1 - JEL Classification: Q25, Q53

PY - 2007

Y1 - 2007

N2 - There is a need for introducing interdisciplinary tools and approaches in water management for participatory integrated assessment of water protection costs and environmental benefits for different management scenarios. This is required for the Water Framework Directive. Bayesian belief networks (BN) are one example of a possible tool for participatory integrated assessment. BNs allow knowledge and data from economic, social and hydrological domains to be integrated in a transparent, coherent and equitable way. The paper reports on the construction of a BN to assess impacts of pesticide management actions on agricultural economics and groundwater and drinking water quality, with the overall aim of exploring complexity and uncertainties

AB - There is a need for introducing interdisciplinary tools and approaches in water management for participatory integrated assessment of water protection costs and environmental benefits for different management scenarios. This is required for the Water Framework Directive. Bayesian belief networks (BN) are one example of a possible tool for participatory integrated assessment. BNs allow knowledge and data from economic, social and hydrological domains to be integrated in a transparent, coherent and equitable way. The paper reports on the construction of a BN to assess impacts of pesticide management actions on agricultural economics and groundwater and drinking water quality, with the overall aim of exploring complexity and uncertainties

KW - Former LIFE faculty

KW - Bayesian belief networks

KW - cost-benefit

KW - groundwater contamination

KW - integrated water resource management

KW - pesticides

U2 - 10.2166/nh.2007.017

DO - 10.2166/nh.2007.017

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1998-9563

VL - 38

SP - 351

EP - 371

JO - Hydrology Research

JF - Hydrology Research

IS - 4-5

ER -